ST PATRICK’S DAY BALL

Here’s an Irish thing –Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not actually Irish.

Born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned in about 432 AD to convert the Irish to Christianity.

Saint Patrick’s Day commemorates himself and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and also celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.

Members and friends joined together at the MCC Saint Patrick’s Day Ball for a wonderful evening celebrating just that… …perhaps a bit more Irish heritage and culture than Christianity.